Hey everyone, I have a a Galaxy s2 running ICS with Andyx rom 9.0 (have been running this for 3 weeks or so just fine) and today all of a sudden I just connected my usb cable as always to add some music...and the internal memory is write protected? I have not changed ANYTHING at all anywhere, no new kernel flashing, no new rom flashing, no settings changed on the root or anything...nothing's changed and I was able to write to and delete from the internal SD no problem.
I also tried deleting some of the files that I wanted to delete from the phone itself and it won't delete them...it doesn't give an error message or anything at all!
Anyone know a solution and why this is happening? the only change I made was install GoLauncher EX, but that shouldn't change any of those settings right? I'm not even using it right now...
Any help would be appreciated and sorry for the long post!
Yeah so I installed the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683879 after hard bricking my phone a couple of days ago. Now running with CWM 5.0.2.4 (I think) and above rom installed, everything works except I dont get prompted to insert any access code for my sim card, my IMEI isnt listed and ofcourse I get no network
I've re-flashed my modem drivers via ODIN just to be sure
So im kinda out of ideas.. Anyone with any thoughts?
(posted here since I cant post in the dev thread....)
EDIT: Browsing my /EFS dir with astro reveals it to be empty.. Have I deleted any files or are they hidden?
OK - SOLVED
I used the wrong "drivers" for the phones network capabilities, I tried flashing with an old GB driver while I was supposed to use an new ICS one
This site really helped me in finding the right stuff I need - samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-N7000
Thought I'd post this here for future reference if anyone else has the same problem
Hi guys,
I want to share my experiences about having ROOT + Encryption. This case of mine may pose as example for anyone who want to root their phones while want to have their device encrypted at the same time.
My phone is Samsung Note 3, Stock Lollipop 5.0, rooted with KingRoot 4.85 (kingroot.net). I think you can also have your phones to be rooted regardless of rooting mechanism. I picked KingRoot because it was the one successfully rooted my device without installing any custom recoveries, which is really IMPORTANT if we want to apply device encryption..:fingers-crossed:
Previously I posted question here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66643426&postcount=4538
No answer there so I keep tinkering and googling then found this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-...-device-encryption-root-t3338691/post66615860
On my case, my Note 3 was not encrypted (also have unencrypted external 32GB MicroSD), then I rooted it successully via exploit. I then started device encryption without any problems. I also have frozen Knox and many other Samsung bloatwares before started the encryption.
The conclusion is, as long as your rooting process didnt involve custom recoveries then you are good to go with device encryption, whether root first later encrypt or encrypt first then root later.
I am not expert and hoping this small info can help other non experts who want to taste rooting privileges while preserving device encryption.
Cheers
I am using CM12.1 (Android 5.1.1) custom ROM, IdleKernel 7.1.0 custom kernel, TWRP 3.0.2 custom recovery and my encryption works just fine.
What's performance like with encryption?
I haven't noticed any difference with my day-to-day usage.
Hello,
good for you, I got my Galaxy Note 3 yesterday. I went first of all to have it encrypted and it's not booting after the encryption It's not rooted, basically I launched the encryption as one of the first operations :-/
Hi,
very interesting thread. I rooted as well my S7 but installed TWRP - so the bootloader is unlocked and it seems, that an encryption doesnt make much sense.
If I got you right, an installation of a cfw with the described procedure isnt possible.
Is there a way, if you have already installed a custom recovery to get a S7 encrypted and rooted?
Today I tried 3 different strategies for getting my phone encrypted - none of them worked
Each time the phone reboots within 2-3 minutes and nothing gets encrypted. @tefole - I was only successful with the ROM of the polish guy (artas...), his ROM is excellent, but I can't see the SD card when I connect the phone to my laptop, so it's again a NO-GO
darkman088 said:
Today I tried 3 different strategies for getting my phone encrypted - none of them worked
Each time the phone reboots within 2-3 minutes and nothing gets encrypted. @tefole - I was only successful with the ROM of the polish guy (artas...), his ROM is excellent, but I can't see the SD card when I connect the phone to my laptop, so it's again a NO-GO
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Till now, i were also not able to get it run.
In other threads i see people, which were successfull - with restrictions.
I am shocked a bit, why this "encryption on rooted phones" topic is not treated very much, because you dont get much information.
It seems, or this means that most of the guys are dont care with their data, if they lost their phone.
Imagine, you lose phone or get it stolen and you dont figure it out immediately:
whatsapp/threema chat history and the corresponding meda (in my case: 5 years old)
contacts
all emails!
photos / DCIM
social media account: instagram, twitter, etc..
google drive
downloads and documents
connection to my homenetwork (openvpn)
An encrypted phone is a important but imho is rooting a must-have too, to get your phone debloated and for using xposed, adaway, xprivacy, etc...
I guess, a conflict of interests.
@Galactus described me a way here.
From what I understand is the way:
-flash stock firmware (stock firmware is delivered with already encrypted partitions)
-root with CF-autoroot
-you can flash TWRP as well
-restore or flashing of any CFW is not possible with TWRP
quite a lot compromises - if you want to encrypt ur phone.
I renounce on features and comfort, before i risk to share my life with a thief
tefole said:
Till now, i were also not able to get it run.
In other threads i see people, which were successfull - with restrictions.
I am shocked a bit, why this "encryption on rooted phones" topic is not treated very much, because you dont get much information.
It seems, or this means that most of the guys are dont care with their data, if they lost their phone.
Imagine, you lose phone or get it stolen and you dont figure it out immediately:
whatsapp/threema chat history and the corresponding meda (in my case: 5 years old)
contacts
all emails!
photos / DCIM
social media account: instagram, twitter, etc..
google drive
downloads and documents
connection to my homenetwork (openvpn)
An encrypted phone is a important but imho is rooting a must-have too, to get your phone debloated and for using xposed, adaway, xprivacy, etc...
I guess, a conflict of interests.
@Galactus described me a way here.
From what I understand is the way:
-flash stock firmware (stock firmware is delivered with already encrypted partitions)
-root with CF-autoroot
-you can flash TWRP as well
-restore or flashing of any CFW is not possible with TWRP
quite a lot compromises - if you want to encrypt ur phone.
I renounce on features and comfort, before i risk to share my life with a thief
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Yes, I am very worried about the situation you describe, and I don't even have half of the things you describe! And I'm so glad that you are using Threema. I couldn't convince any of my friends to install it - they use WhatsApp and Viber and when I mention privacy, they always keep saying - I have no secrets, I have nothing to hide and nothing to be afraid of. No comment...
And about encryption - the funny thing is, that I couldn't encrypt it with the stock ROM, this is why I rooted it - to be able to install a custom ROM. and now it's such a hassle to get it encrypted when it's been rooted! What an irony!
So I think that the only option for me is to use the Artas ROM, as it can encrypt the phone itself. But with it, I don't see the SD card when I connect the phone to my laptop - it means that I can copy a lot of data only to the phone and will then need to move it to the SD card - quite uncomfortable.
And also it's not possible to encrypt the SD card - but let's say, I'll put only mp3s and movies on it, so nothing really secret. Then another possibility is to return the phone and get another one, but I don't really have an alternative - maybe LG G4, but I think that the Note is much sweeter...
Or get an iPhone out of frustration
OK, so that's it ? No help, no support, no suggestions ?
I had expected more interest in this...
Hello, sorry for late replies on my thread as if my replies would even help though.
I still have the Galaxy Note 3 (Rooted) with Stock 5.0 Lollipop as described on this post. Please be reminded I was not using any custom recoveries.
Recently this phone came into this situation :
Previously working external 32 GB Samsung Evo Micro-SD is no longer capable to be used in encrypted form. First I though failed cards but then tried with other cards came with same problems, they all can be used in "unencrypted form".. so weird. If I try to encrypt it it says "Unable To Mount SD Card" which is weird since it can be mounted and used properly while in unencrypted form. This situation happened while internal device still in encrypted form. I then tried to decrypt all of them, both external and internal storage, weirdly it is succeed. At this point then my device really naked, non of storages are in encrypted form.
I then tried again to encrypt my internal storage (device encryption) with external SD card detached from device, with more than 10 failed trials resulted only as regular restarts then at 11th or so trials it then came into proper reboot and properly start encrypting my device (external storage was detached before process).
Right now the device is only have internal storage encrypted with external storage UN-encrypted. Maybe some days in future I will try again to re-encrypt the external sd card but so far internal storage encypted is enough while stays rooted. For anyone of you outthere who face regular restart without result when trying to encrypt via settings, dont give up! They tend to do stupid restarts but at some point they will sober and do proper encryption process. I was successfull re-encrypting internal storage after 11th or so reboots. Going with some cool drinks and listen to jazzy music before doing encyption helped much to the soul.
And central of my apps no longer work. Is there a way to downgrade?
I've been looking around, and I'm just not quite educated enough on the Mate 9 to get there.
I found a thread that talks of downgrading, but it was written back in November, way before my version. IT talks about rebranding and stuff, which I'm thinking I wouldn't need to do.
I found this, but it says sit is Latin America. Mine is US.
I'll keep browsing around. If anyone has a pointer to right place for how to do this on a US version, it'd be appreciated.
BTW...I have also found the original 567 firmware here. Maybe it's as simple as downloaded that and applying? (Of course I would need to find how I do that).
1. Install HiSuite
2. System Update
3. Rollback to last stable version
4. Profit
sorry, what does "central of my apps no longer work" mean? I assume that is a typo, but I can't figure out what you were saying. I was having an issue with notifications, but I think i got that fixed, but just setting everything to manual
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sorry, what does "central of my apps no longer work" mean? I assume that is a typo, but I can't figure out what you were saying. I was having an issue with notifications, but I think i got that fixed, but just setting everything to manual
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You are right. I posted from my phone, and failed to go back and check for the usual auto correct that screws up words. Central was supposed to be 'several'. Sorry for the confusion.
@crumpz, I'm on that now and hopefully I'll be back working.
I suspect my apps that aren't working are old ones. Darn it.
i just noticed in your signature you have had the V20 and the Mate 9. I currently have both and i got back and forth
CadillacMike said:
i just noticed in your signature you have had the V20 and the Mate 9. I currently have both and i got back and forth
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Yeah. I liked the v20. Forget now why I sent it back, but I'm sure it is in my linked discussion about it.
I've been very, very happy with the Mate 9. Until just now. The Oreo doesn't like some of my apps.
I just opened another thread on my issue, but just for the info here: I backed up in HiSuite on the PC; I backed up with Huawei Backup to my external SD card. Did the downgrade with HiSwuite. Now HiSuite says I have no data to restore on the PC (what the heck?), and Backup on the phone does not recognize the external SD card, even though the PC sees it on the phone, as well as EZ File Explorer.
At the moment I am copying what I hope is the backed up files from the external to the internal, and hoping that Huawei Backup will recognize them.
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I just opened another thread on my issue, but just for the info here: I backed up in HiSuite on the PC; I backed up with Huawei Backup to my external SD card. Did the downgrade with HiSwuite. Now HiSuite says I have no data to restore on the PC (what the heck?), and Backup on the phone does not recognize the external SD card, even though the PC sees it on the phone, as well as EZ File Explorer.
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Happened to me also, but after like 10 mins I went back to restore the backup was there. guess system need sometime to recognize the sd card.
Hey guys, I posted on here a while ago about a phone I got from google. It appears to be a pre release developer pixel 2. My schedule opened up a bit recently so I was hoping to take a full backup image of the phone before I send it back to google. My question to you guys is if I should just follow the guides here for rooting, installing a custom recovery, and doing a nandroid backup, or if there is a different process since this phone isn't exactly running the stock pixel 2 OS. Also, looking at the storage on the phone it looks like the system is taking up 24gb of the 32 gb available on the phone. None of the other storage metrics are being used. Would this large of a system file affect anything?
Album I took awhile ago of the phone, I can add more pictures if necessary.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=dDc2UjVBQWpmUk5KUEpmNVJ6WWZYZ0RQUkprZm13
I don't think it would if anything before you root it I would at least use an app to extract the apks for all the apps in the phone for sure